Health Profile of the People of Somaliland

Nurse attends to mother and newborn infant

The health of the people of Somaliland is among the worst in Africa.

This statement is supported by the fact that even before the civil war and the separation of the two Somali states, Somalia had one of the highest Maternal and Child Mortality rates in the world (Ref. UNICEF, The Progress of Nations, 1997, 1600 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births).

While recent valid data is not available, what national Maternal and Child Mortality rates have become after the destruction that has taken place in country is a frightening thought.

Edna seen here with Somaliland’s President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silaanyo during the inauguration of the Health Professionals Council which Edna is honoured to have started with a few other health professionals as far back as 2000.